Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Mattsabasser action figure…just in time for Christmas!

Mattsabasser action figure…just in time for Christmas!

Of course this is a shameless spoof commercial at best and the current quantity of said action figure is currently…one. Honestly it was so much time putting together the action figure, the hoodie, making the rod and reel (yes, I really made that from scratch) and then shooting all of the various segments that I hope folks appreciate the pure creativity more than a 100% polished final product.

19 comments:

This is OBVIOUSLY the "must have" on EVERYONE'S Christmas list. It certainly is the ONLY thing I want!!! :) Now, step up your production rates so that they can start flying off shelves all across the country in the next 48 hours...PS - You're silly! :)

Once again I am overwhelmed by the positive support. If this is something you feel like re-posting on your blog or other venue with a link back to my blog…by all means please do. I spend so much time focusing on the content that I rarely promote myself and can use all of the help I can get.

Thanks again folks…you have no idea how much your comments mean to me.

Now that is something all of us fishing nuts should have! If we had more of the different fishing bloggers with one of their own, they probably would become collection items. And, it all started with the Mattabasser action figure!

Thanks, sis. I always enjoy your comments. This blog was started from your inspiration. Now let’s talk a little bit about how I had to make this thing.

The original action figure and base for my design was a Bruce Willis-Die Hard action figure dug up at a local hobby store. The hoodie, the rod\reel, the hat, sunglasses and even the boots had to be made by hand.

The reel is a bolt that was filed down and some wire wrapped around it. Thread looked better than fishing line so I went with a more braided look. Smaller wire was added fro the eyelets and a nymph fly patter was thrown on as a last touch. (I should have tried to make a mini-crankbait or something like that).

Filming was a bit complicated as the sound on the first run through was terrible and inconsistent. I was forced to film with no sound and then later dub in the dialogue with the voice recorder. Lots of edits and splices to make this all come together.

My brain comes up with some crazy stuff and I hope to incorporate more of this into my blog as we roll into 2011. Love the feedback!!!

About Me

Hello, my name is Matt and I’m a fishaholic. Fishing is more than a recreational sport for me it is an obsession. On the water or at its edge my quest is for the ultimate in the quality fishing experience. Sometimes that means an isolated puddle of water with big fish or those glorious days when the fish seem to just jump in the boat. Maybe it is how the sunlight sparkles off the water and makes this crazy world all fall back into perspective. At least for the moment it does.
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